Sunday, October 4, 2026

Question: Before a 1903 game at Minnesota, Fielding Yost had his team buy its own water jug, the one that became the Little Brown Jug. Why?

Answer: He was afraid Minnesota might taint his team’s water supply. A student manager bought the five-gallon jug for 30 cents, and Michigan forgot it in the locker room after a 6-6 tie. Minnesota painted on the score, making its own 6 deliberately larger than Michigan’s.